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Glossary

Glossary of Karst and Cave Terms

thrust; thrust fault
A generally gently dipping or subhorizontal fault plane where the relative movement has been essentially horizontal, with one rock sequence being pushed across and above another. Some cave development in the Traligill area of north-west Scotland has been guided by thrust planes [9].